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Tuesday, July 31, 2007

The Pope pushing a Clash of Civilization

Last year on my blog I wrote about the Pope and my thoughts on his comments last year. I think that given the current statements about to be released regarding a conversation a Pope had regarding the "Islamization of Europe" and the threat that Muslims pose to a Christian Europe, I can see that the current Pope is only living up to the rise of extremism that all religions face these days. Its just now instituationally recognized with the appointment of this Pope.

Pope Benedict XVI's private secretary warned of the Islamization of Europe and stressed the need for the continent's Christian roots not to be ignored, in comments released Thursday.

"Attempts to Islamize the west cannot be denied," Monsignor Georg Gaenswein was quoted as saying in an advance copy of the weekly Sueddeutsche Magazin to be published Friday.

"The danger for the identity of Europe that is connected with it should not be ignored out of a wrongly understood respectfulness," the magazine quoted him as saying.

That is the problem. Europe had no issue spreading its culture across the world, but when it comes to the cross fertilization of European culture there seems to be a FEAR. I laugh at the backwardness of people who are so close minded and narrow. It reminds me of people yelling and screaming "Death to America"- yet they are willing to reap the economic benifits that America has to offer. This is a not a good development from a Pope who has already positioned himself opposed to another World Religion.

Muslamics?

The term Muslamics is a cross between Muslims and Islamics, and makes light of the many erroneous labels placed upon Muslims.

As Muslims living in America, we are part of a daily struggle to define ourselves and forge new identities, at a time when our community, and specifically Muslim activists, are in the limelight. Part of this struggle is to reclaim our language.

We are proud to be Muslims and we believe it is part of our duty to convey to others who we are and what we stand for. Therefore, we will take the name Muslamics - originally used as a derogatory term against Muslims - and expose the ignorance behind it, as well as give it a new and positive meaning.